Saint-Paul (Réunion)
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| region | Reunion |
| Department | Reunion |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Paul |
| Canton |
Saint-Paul-1 Saint-Paul-2 Saint-Paul-3 |
| Community association | Territoire de la Cote Ouest |
| Coordinates | 21 ° 1 ′ S , 55 ° 16 ′ E |
| height | 0-2,955 m |
| surface | 241.28 km 2 |
| Residents | 104,519 (January 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 433 inhabitants / km 2 |
| Post Code | 97428 |
| INSEE code | 97415 |
| Website | http://www.mairie-saintpaul.fr/ |
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Saint-Paul is a French commune in the overseas department of Réunion with 104,519 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
geography
The municipality is located in the northwest of the island. It borders the municipalities of Cilaos , Le Port , La Possession and Trois-Bassins .
The Gros Morne and Grand Bénare mountains are located in the municipality .
climate
The temperatures in the commune of Saint-Paul range from dry - hot in the coastal areas (center of Saint-Paul, Saint-Gilles-Les-Bains and La-Saline-Les-Bains) to tropical, humid and cool at high altitudes, especially in the districts of Petite-France ( Maïdo ), Guillaume and Bellemène. In the districts on the coast it only rains about 40 days a year.
The temperature mirror shows the average temperatures on the coast:
| Jan. | Feb | March | Apr | May | June | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum (° C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21st | 19th |
| Maximum (° C) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
| July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Minimum (° C) | 19th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 23 |
| Maximum (° C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30th | 31 |
history
In the parish of Saint-Paul is the bay where the French disembarked on June 29, 1642 as part of the second occupation of the Mascarene Islands . On November 10, 1663, the Saint Charles anchored at Saint-Paul, Réunion became a colony of France and thus the first French settlement in the Indian Ocean .
Saint-Paul is the oldest parish on the island. It was also their main town until 1738.
On September 21, 1809, Saint-Paul was conquered by the British , who, however, withdrew very soon.
Population development
| 1961 | 1967 | 1974 | 1981 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 35 528 | 43 129 | 52 554 | 58 412 | 71 669 | 87 712 |
Politics and administration
Saint-Paul is the seat of the sub-prefecture and thus the capital of the Arrondissement of Saint-Pauls . The municipality was divided into 5 cantons until 2015 ( Saint-Paul-1 , Saint-Paul-2 , Saint-Paul-3 , Saint-Paul-4 , Saint-Paul-5 ), these cantons became three cantons in 2015 ( Canton Saint-Paul-1, Canton Saint-Paul-2, Canton Saint-Paul-3) newly cropped.
Maires (Mayor)
- 2020-: Huguette Bello , PLR (Pour la Réunion)
- 2014–2020: Joseph Sinimale (LR)
- 2008-2014: Huguette Belo, PCR
- 1999-2008: Alain Bénard, UMP
- 1994–1999: Joseph Sinimalé, various rights
- 1987–1994: Cassam Moussa, various rights
- 1977-1987: Paul Bénard, RPR
Tourist destinations
- Marketplace
- beautiful colonial mansion, houses an old Franco-Chinese school
- Sailors' cemetery: here is the alleged grave of the last French pirate, Olivier Levasseur , called "La Buse"
- Grotto des Premiers Français , commemorates the arrival of the first French pioneers
- Tour des Roches , a tourist route
- Boucan Canot Beach
- Seaside resort of Saint-Gilles-les-Bains
- Aquarium de La Réunion
- Jardin d'Éden , a botanical garden
- Peak of the Maïdo
Sports
The football club FC Saint-Pauloise is based in the village and plays its home games at the Stade Paul-Julius-Bénard .
Personalities
- Eugène Dayot (1810-1852), poet and novelist
- Célimène Gaudieux (1807–1864), singer and poet
- Charles Leconte de Lisle (1818-1894), poet and important representative of the Parnassians
- Évariste de Parny (1753-1814), French poet
- Blanche Pierson (1842-1919), actress
